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allowed to retain the throne, but 10 strip.
ped Of nearly all his power,


Mexic9 figures her total public debt, aft.
or repudiatins about $3.50 600, 900 OF old
obligations and'the Maximilian and French
occupation debt, at $1b1, 900, 900. The
English experts figure 1t at S108, 900, 900.
Mexico owes the English about $50, 0OO,-
600. Mexico's new copsols are worth
only 2ok In London. They constitute all
Mexico hns with which to pay her creditors.
The president has appointed the follow
INK postmasters; Amos II. Kaisnor at
Cerro Gordo, Iowa, vice Henry Keerl, re-
f1 as%s Pnst%..t C. Mssdasy
kota; Wheeler. p. L. P. Lamb; Young M.
West: Wisconsin, Tisch Mills, r. w. Stan.
gle. Fourth.cl class postmasters appointed
Dakota: Claremont, p. NJ. Ringrose;
Sentinel Butte, II. Gilbert; Tiffany, G. II.
Field; Corey, NJ. Il. Carman. Minnesota:
Minneota, 0. p. Kinyon; Plainview, r. A.
Wells.
At Edinburgh, Andrew Carnegie laid tho
foundation stone OF the new free library
building, Tor the endowment OF which he
donated 100000. Mr.. Blaine was pres
emit and made the address: He claimed Mr.
Carnegie as countryman. There was no
child In the United States old enough to
know about things away from home, un-
acquainted with Edinburgh, the works OF
all Scotland's best thinkers having always
had large calculations in America and all
having profited by them. He looked back
with pleasure upon the spleudid galaxy OF
SEQ tland's stars-Scott, jeffrey and Sgd.
ney Smith-whose literature later he avow-
cd had been cultivated upon little oatmeal.
II. A. p, Carter, the Hawaiian minister
at Washington, who is In Washington,
said: The king probably abandoned some
OF his prorogatives and pledged himself to
stick more closely to tho limitations OF
power. know tho new chief minister
w: M. Creep. rather well. He is an in.
telligent, we'll meaning man. and II he has
full control. will manage things well. King
kalakaua has always been a firm friend of
the United States, and though the head Of
the new cabinet is an Englishman by birth.
think the movement is In no sense blow
at American interests. The king did violate
the constitution sometimes and in that
direction and many Others the change will
be for the better. it is only q sort of
domestic publication and reform.
Last Saturday afternoon tho 9th inst.
at Dalles Hill, Eng, in the presence OF q
large number OF guests invited by Mrs.
Gladstone to a garden party the American
testimonial to Gladstone was formally
presented to the ex-premier, after being ex-
hibited by him to the guests. The pre-
SeHGatlOH speech WAS uldue ny non. y OSepu
Pulitzer, OF the New York World. Mr.
Pulitzer was accompanied to Dalles Hill
by Mrs. Pulitzer, Hon. Perry Belmont OF
New York, Hon. Patrick Collins OF Boston
and several newspaper correspondents.
Gladstone received the party at i o'clock
and after shaking hands and presenting
them to Mrs. Gladstone, all proceeded to
the lawn, where the testimonial was exhib-
tied. 1t was q massive piece OF silver
work. 1t was carefully examined and adj
mired by Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone. Mr..
Pulitzer made the presentation speech,
in which he assured Mr.. Gladstone OF the
sympathy OF the American people with the
cause which he championed so ably, and
said that while American citizens were
sharply divided on many questions they
united enthusiastically upon William
Evart Gladstone.
The postmaster at Grand Isle Mimi,
Is said to have violated the postal laws
and Is to be removed.
A slight shock OF earthquake occurred In
the towns OF Rollinsford, Somers, Worth
and Harrington, N. III.
Twenty years ago Guy G. Hotchkiss Jr.
the eldest son of a well known manufact.
urer OF Williamsburg disappeared from his
home. He left behind him young wife
and boy child. The elder Hotchkiss
OF money to his missing son. Last Feb
ruary the grandson, Thomas Hotchkiss,
found his father living like hermit in the
Golden State" Guy Hotchkiss has just
returned to his home
The names Of most OF the people burned
in the fire at Hurley, Wis, are unfamiliar
to the theatrical agents in Chicago. Bello
Danvers, who was lying i'll in bed in an up
per story OF the Alcazar theatre when the
flames closed in on her and forced her to
jump for her life, has sad story. She
was one OF the most popular members Of
the Lydia Thompson company when that
organization came to Chicago in 1869. She
was then a beautiful young woman, twenty
years OF age, with 81 voice that promised
to make her the rival OF the most noted
singers of the day. A throat trouble injur-
ed her, and she began singing in variety
theaters. She finally drifted into the con-
cert saloons OF Minneapolis aud st. Paul,
and then the worst dives OF Hurley.
The regular stream OF excursionists to
the Yellowstone Park and Alaska has be-
gan in earnest, and from all over the coun-
try people flock to these points.
At Port Huron, Mich the United States
customs collector recently stopped thirty
Trunk road. A number of them are en-
ployed in prominent positions.
The decision of the supreme court Of
Washington Territory. a few months ago,
that the woman suffrage act was uncon-
stitutional was tested recently at Seattle,
and the court decided that, under the de-
cision, no woman could register for the
municipal.
At Denver, Colo, before the Pacific in
vestigating committee United States Sem
ator Hall said that the Omaha Smelling
company, his company, had never receiv.
ed rebates from the Union Pacific. He
admitted that he was q stakeholder in
Montana Mining company, which received
the $97, 900 rebate money.
Mr. Carter, the Hawaiian minister, met
Queen Kapiolani who arrived at New York
from England In the Servia, and escorted
her to the Victoria hotel. Mr.. Carter said
that the queen was in no way alarmed by
the political condition OF the Hawaiian
islands. It was merely change Of the
cabinet which would effect the king in no
other way whatever, as ministerial posi-
tions were not partisan appointments.
Cholera is increasing in scicily. There
have already been 200 cases at Catania,
OF which 14O proved fatal.
1t is reported that the Darmstadt court
Of chancery has summoned oil guardians
and trustees having Russian stock under
IIlelF IHlHitSeiHeIo W ttpticdi pcioiC tIiO
court within a week for tho purpose OF de-
Gliding how they shall otherwise invest the
money entrusted to them.
Last spring Surgeon General John b.
Hamilton, of the marine hospital service,
preferred charges to the medical associa-
tion against DR.. Sewers OF unprofessional
conduct in criticising publicly from ID ed
ical point OF view the manner OF living Of
the president. DR.. Sewers has now pre-
ferred charges against DIR. Hamilton of
having violated the associations rcgula.
tions, in having shown to eX-Represcnta-
tive Hazletine the charges.
First Assistant Secretary OF State Port
err said; He was OF the opinio that there
could possibly be no injury done to Ameri.
can interests on tho Hawaiian islands by
the late change OF government. 1t was
known that great dissatisfaction with the
Gibson government existed, and that the
leading citizens OF Honolulu were trying to
induce the king to change his advisers and
his methods, and were determined to have
such a change. The state department will
take no action in the matter unless the
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